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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13
TRANsPLANrINo SKIN.
An Interesting Experiment IL n New Torh
Medical College.

An Interesting Experiment. II New York
Medical College.
"Do you notice that small patch Of light
colored flesh on this negroes back" asked
an operating surgeon of a New
York Nal and Express report
er, pointing to discoloration
on the back Of a negro who was lying
stripped upon an operating table in an
uptown hospital.
Eyes; what caused it,"
"Ten weeks ago this man while working
in shoe factory fell against a roller
which stripped his back almost entirely Of
its flesh. He was brought here and we
grated on his back small pieces Of flesh
which were taken from the arm OF a medi-
cal student who was willing to sacrifice
himself to science"
"Was il done to save his life?"
"No, it was painful but not fatal"
"Why was it done, them"
"Simply TO observe what effect the en-
grating would have on tbs color of the
transplanted cuticle. At first il remained
white, but it is slowly turning black. 1t Is
now light chocolate in color, and in a
month or so more YOU can't tell it from his
original skin by it, shade"
rs that operation often performed"
every seldom. Once before, some years
ago, we transplanted piece of negro's
skin to the back of white patient, and in
three months il was a white as the rest of
his body. We wanted to see whether the
rule would work both ways, and we find
that il does. II has been on extremely in
teresting experiment for the students of
our medical college, and was made chiefly
on their account"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

There are on the police force in ST. Paul,
says the Pioneer Press, two or three old
men who have done service in other cities
in the Same capacity, and are fond Of tell
ing stories of incident which occurred to
them in years gene by. Said one Of these
to the reporter few nights since: 1.-The
nearest | ever came to being repr:manded
by the chief was in Chicago several years
ago. 1t was cold night, and after going
he rounds l thought | would take a little
est, and went into livery stable. Twas
soon asleep. but was suddenly awakened
by the roGndmau's whistle. | could not
get out of the building without letting him
see me, SO waited until he had gone. |
then grabbed Il set Of harness and made
for the station as fast as my legs would
carry me, arriving there al the same time
The roundSnan did WHO came to report
my absence Off the beat. | tod the Lieu
tenant that | had chased man wis vas
scting su,piciousiy, and that he had
dropped the harness and escaped. The
story was believed, and | was allowed TO
return to my beat without reprimand.
told the livery stable man OF the Incl
dent, and lie recovered the harness and
did not give me away"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13
Women Who Wear Dead Birds.

NotwithStnding all the earnest appeals
from humane societies, and in the face of
weighty rules and resolutions from the
enthusiastic members of the anti-bird-kill :
ing and bird wearing cans, fashion lead
els have relentlessly turned their backs
upon these philanthropists showing an
utter disregard of all the vehement pro.
tests and sGppl;cationS made by them
against the destruction of tha warblers Of
the forest and glade and the winged in
EGbitants of oc, an beach and PARKWAY
islands of the sea. The slaughter of the
innocents has lem carried on in a more
deadly, destructive mannc? than ever be-
fore, judging b. the astonishing array Of
birds Of every species, s,z2 aud color which
crowd the showcases and windows of
millinery house. After all that has been
urged against this crime it would appear
that further argument; and efforts were
worse than vain. Appeals to those who
calmly take the lives OF the birds is clear
ly of no avail. It IS money in their peck
cts, and that settles the matter in that
direction. But if tie women who array
themselves in these murdered efliges could
once behold the process by which their
piumaged adorninSS are obtained perhaps
tLe crusaders against bird-kiliing might
gain a number Of life members.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13
Equal Suffrage in Kansas.

Mrs Julia A. Wilson read very able
paper recently before the North Star
Equal Suffrage Association of Kansas.
She said:
There is no strife to-day between
the sexes. We are in possession of
many rights and franchises which we
have not the nerve nor the ambition to
exercise. What the women of Amer
lea need to-day is concert of action and
aggressive effort. Our voting fran
chise is in sight and in reach. One
united, gallant struggle, and the fruits
of the ages of strife and smothered JUS
tice will be over. The tendency of our
politics to-day is toward corruption,
and if it can not be stopped, discord and
anarchy must follow. Vice is growing.
Reform campaigns do not stopit We
must help. We shall be put in posi-
ton to help just as soon as we go with
a respectable majority and demand the
right to vote"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13
LOSING A FORTUNE.
A True story About Seventeen One Thou
sand Dollar Bills.


sand Dollar Bills.
Mr.. Lee told a very interesting story In
connection with the history Of the driving
park built ut Town Bank, about seven
miles from Cape May. IL was built just
after the war by number of gentlemen
who had horses and wanted a place to
speed them. AS was foreseen, because Of
the distance from Cape May, people would
not 90, and the property fell into the un-
feeling hands of the sheriff. 1t was sold
to satisfy a mortgage, and the association
bought il in for S11, 900, the amount Of the
mortgage. cold Bill Millward came down
with q check for the amount" continued
Mr. Lee, 'but the sheriff would not accept
it. He then went to the city and returned
two days later With seventeen $1,000 bills
in his pocket. He arrived here in the even
ing, and before going to bed wrapped up
his trousers containing his treasure and
put it under his pillow. After he had been
asleep q short time he was awakened by
cries of Fire. and jumping out Of bed
The was in the old Atlantic HoteD,
he saw the United States Hotel in flames.
He got to the fire as quickly as he could
and worked until four O'Clock, when some-
body told him his own hotel was nearly
burned to the ground. When he arrived
shere, the first person he met was the wife
Of the proprietor, who said: oh, Mr.. Mill
ward, Pm afraid some of the guests will
lose valuable property For the first time
since he went to bed the thought Of that
money dawned upon him. He had left it
under the pillow and had worn another
pair Of trousers. He hired men for hours
20 poke around the eInbers, but no trace
could be found. He returned to the city
scraped another coo together, and paid
the sheriff; and four years afterwCrd
'Bill' was stopping at the newly-built Con
gress Hall. One evening in the bar-room
two colored men had a quarrel. In the
midst of it one of them, who was getting
the worst of it. Turned to 'Bill' and said:
Mr.. Millw ard, you lost $1,000 in the fire,
didn't we: Well, thai man got il, and hs
built lot of houses in Brooklyn AS
seon as the man had spoken his adversary
threw bottle at his head, which would
hsve killed him instantly had it reached
its mark. Investigation proved that the
man had spoken the truth, and 'BilP re-
covered over $4,000 of his fortune which
ne thought went up in the iiames."-
IAHddciphid Press.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

Mr.. O, Bowen, Ct Liverpool, writes TO
the Brit N .Ncd.rf .'oHln1': "FJr the past
few weeks have hal unde? my care a
little boy suffering from a more than
usually severe attack Of whooping-cough,
ard his mother informs me that for quite
a fortnight thCic cat has had five or six
distinct titI Of coughing daily, similar in
every respect 20 the boys, which end
after the expcc;oratiOn of frothy mucous.
The cat between tie attacks is tolerably
bright and active, though not so lively as
she formerly was, and has considerably
fallen away in c0AdltiOn.n
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

At the time when Columbus started IN
search of the New World, nearly every man,
woman and child In Europe lnslsteq Iv mat
tbera was no New World 10 discover. When
he came back, crowned with success, alarge
proportion Of these good people adhered TO
their theory; and il they were alive To-Day
many OF them would doubtless insist that
America had never been discovered at oil;
A man will give up anything IN inc Moo ,.S
ample, look at the individuals who stun
maintain that consumption is incurable. DIT
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has cure9
thousands upon thousands Of cases, ana
will cure thousands more, but these people
"p 90 will cure any case of consump-
ton, if taken in time.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13
Iung TroubIes and Wasting

Diseases can be cured. if properly treated
in time, as shown by the following state
ment from d. G. Freeman, Sydney: HAY
ing been a great sufferer from pulmonary
attacks, and gradually wasting away for the
past two years, it affords me pleasure to
testify that SCoTT's ENULsIoN OF Cod Liver
Oil with Lime and Soda has given me great
relief and cheerfully recommend 1t to al
suffering in a similar way to myself. In adj
dition, would say, that 1t IS very pleasant
To taken
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

THOSE who are trying to break up tho
baneful habit OF intcmpcrance viii expert
ence great benefit from tho use of Prickly
Ash Bitters. Liquors derange the system.
Prcllly Ash Bitters will remedy the evil re-
suits and restore the brain, stomach nnd
liver to healthy action, thereby strengthen
in G the will power, thoroughly cleansing and
toning up the System and removing every
faint Of disease. 1t is purely amedcne and
while pleasant TO the taste, it can not be
used as q beverage by reason of its cathartic
properiipS
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13
The Wretched Needle-Women of Lon
don.

In one of his latest stories, Mr..
Walter Besant, the English novelist,
gives some realistic and sadly faithful
pictures of the condi ion of the less
skilled working-women of London. To
read this book, 1.-The Children Of
Gibeon," is to be convinced that the
writer has made minute personal
study of the subject, not only for the
purposes Of fiction, but from deep and
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13
Three hotties Cure Catarrh.

ELI ROBBINS. Runpon P. o., Columbia Go.
abe was Ave years old, very badly. saw DIR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro-
cured q bottle for her, and soon saw that lt
helped her: n third bottle effected a perma-
nent crrs. She is now eighteen years old and
sound and hearty"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

For constipation, oliver complaint" or
biliousness, sick headache, and all diseases
arising from disordered condition OF the
liver and stomach, take DR.. Pierce's Pleas
ant Purgative Pe!lets-a gentle laxative or
active cathartic, according to SIZE OF dose.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

No wonder they say the Yankees exag.
gerate. We know one who complained to
his butcher that the last piece of steak
sent him was 50 tough tnat his mother
could not chew the gravy
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

FREEl-To MERCHANTS ONLY: A genu-
mo Meerschaufn Smokers Set, Give
pieces), in satin-lned plush case.
Address at once,
r. w. TANsIIL & Co,
81 State Street, Chicago.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13
@Constantly HaEklng and spilting.''

THOMAS J. RUSHING, ESQ, sso9 Pine Street.
St. Louis, NO., writes: 81 was great sufferer
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
and splitting, and for the last eight months
could not breathe through the nostris. L
thought nothing could be done for me. Luck
ily was advised TO try DIR. Sages Catar1h
Remedy and am now q well man. l believe
it to be the only sure remedy Tor catarrh now
fair trial to experience astounding results and
O permanent cure.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

CHRONIC nasal catarrh positively cured b
DR.. Sage's Remedy.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

MANY initiate, none equal "Tansilrs
Punch &c. Cigar.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

CoMPLExIoNAL Defects are IRA iicdt-3 not
hidden. by Glenn's sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whistler Dye, SOC. The best
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

THE favorite poets for the sea shore ore
Shelley and Crabbe.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

MANY man who has not penny in MS
t. sten ON for the world -BlitiSh Lion.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

NoTE-BRoKERs, like BARRIERS, make their
living by shaving. -BostoH Budget
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

9 MONTHS treatment for 50c. Piso's
Remedy for Cat&rrh. Sold by druggists.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

TIE club man sings: 1.-THE half has not
been told" And it's his letter half at that'
-Dulsli PGrdgrdphsr.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

MUFFs will be very small this winter, but
ear tabs will remain as large us ever.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

IL proportion to its size the mosquito
draws better than the average ciSaretJe--
Nelp HapsH Nsps
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13

OUTWARD bound n book - Hdrper's
Bdzdr.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-13
@Untold Agony from Cntarr..''

of Ithaca, NJ Y, writes: "Sone ten years ago
/ suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
catarrh. My family physician gave me up as
such bad one, that every doy, towards sun
set my voice would become so hc2rse could
barely speak above whisper. In the morning
almost strangle me. by the use of DR.. Sagcs
Catarrh Remedy, in three months, was g well
man, and the cure has been permanent"
Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS.
Proceedings of the State Convention .
Harrisburg-The Ticket.

Proceedings of the State Convention II
Harrisburg-The Ticket.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 1s.-The Repub-
lican state convention was devoid Of much
interest, as the nominations were practically
made last evening The attendance was
slim, the 204 delegates constituting more
than half No political body has ever con-
vened here with so little friction, the dele
gates unoomplainingly submitting to the
program Of the leaders. There was a no.
ticable absence Of prominent Republican
politicians.
Walter Lyon, of Allegheny, was elected
temporary chairman He made a brief
speech urging upon the convention the i'm
portance of the compaign of this year be-
cause of the effect it will have on the strug
gle for the presidency next year. He trusted
the platform would have no uncertain sound
on the great issues of the day. The usual COM
mittees were appointed, excepting COM
mittee on credentials, as there were no
contests.
Adj Gen. Hastings was elected perman-
ent chairman. In his address he predicted
that after the nominations the Republicans
would advance to the skirmish line of the
great battle of 1888, and November's victory
would notify other states that Pennsylvania ia
was not satisfied with the present national
administration.
After Hastings speech W. E Hart, of
Harrisburg, was nominated for state treas
urer, and Henry w. Williams, of Tioga,
was nominated for supreme court judge
Thomas V. Cooper was reelected state
chairman, after which the convention adj
journed sine die
Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20

ed to the State Legislature. Upon
the expulsion of Whittsmore for trad
ing in cadetships, Mr.. Rainey was
elected as his successor in Congre 50
in 1870, being the first colored citizen
to take seat in either house of Ceu.
gress. He was reelected in 1872. In
1874, he was defeated, not by the
people, by the characteristic method
of false returns. HIS services in
Congress were conspicuous, especially
as member of the committee on
enrolled bills in the last hours of the
congress when everything depended
on faithful and prompt action, in
order to save certain needfnl legis-
la ion. Mr.. Rainey's hlelity alone
to the public trust, while the other
members were indulging in hilarity,
saved the day.
He was the candidate of his party
for Clerk of the House. He was ap-
pointed Special Agent of the Treas
ury Department, which lie held dur
ing Hayes administration.
He came to Washing ton a few
years ago and engaged in the bro
kerage business, but not meeting with
the success he deserved and it being
adverse to his tastes, he went into the
coal and wood business with Mr..
Chew of Philadelphia, under the
name of Rainey & Chew. He was
building up quite business when
last Fall he received the intelig enc :
Of the death of his father in South
Carolina.
Last Winter he left hi' business
in the hands of G. M. Wilder Esq,
and went to South Carolina to settle
up his fathers affairs.
Mr.. Rainey was self made man,
clearheaded, intelligent, el quent
and impassioned as speaker dill
igent and persevering as a student.
His political, as his private life, WIS
about reproach. aud his example is
one to be emulated. He leaves a
widow and children.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20

A colored poet, the Rev. George
c. Rowe, Pastor of Plymouth Cor
gregational church, Charleston. 5.
G. is a new star rising above the lit
erary world. He has published
book of poems of 113 pages. His
verse is said to be smooth, rhythmic
al and thoughtful. As an exampl
the concluding stanza of his short
poem "The Sailboat" runs:
''Let us all sail bravely onward,
To our Fathers house above,
Where the pillows are forgotten,
In life of peace and love-.
The author is gifted also with a
humorous vein, as these lnes on
Bangs" lndicate:-
"Give NE a woman true and fair,
With too much sense to bang her
hair,
A woman who can make good bread,
And not ashamed of high forehead"
tgain in the poem Cypress Slash
this reference to the preaching broth
e.hcod is calculated to create a
smile:-
.'The locals preach with much delight,
And strike the book with mighty
crash,
Down in the vale Of Cypress Slash."
THE volume is entitled Thoughts
In Verse;"
Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20
w. G. DePauw's Will to Be Contested.

NEW ALBANY, Ind, Aug. 1s.-Mrs Sarah
e. Mcintosh, oldest child of the late mil
lionaire, Washington G. DePauw, who had
married against her fathers will. was vir-
tually disinherited all she received being
two poor farms in Washington county, val
ued at probably S5, ,000 She can not even
dispose of these according to the provisions
of the will She claims to be entitled to
one-sixth Of the estate, valued at about
s6,0000oo, and will therefore bring suit to
break the will for the reason that it was un-
duly executed
Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20
OVER THE STATE.

A family of six persons named Turner
living in Mobile. were poisoned by eat
ing ice cream.
VIM Evans killed Major Jones over a
games Of cards, at Oxmoor, Sunday, all
negroes.
Rev. Mr.. Whitten, who was leader
in the late crusade against Sunday base
ball playing in Birmingham has sworn
out warrants against all Charleston and
Birmingham men who played on SUM-
day, charging them with violation OF the
State law. Now that the City Council
has taken from the police all authority
to interfere with the sport, he must look
to the sheriff to have papers executed.
The contract for grading the first ten
miles of the Tuscaloosa Northern Rail-
road to Messrs. Robert Squires & Co., OF
Birmingham and Cincinnati. Work will
begin in ten days after the contract is
signed.
The Herald sticks to it that Senator
Morgan said that the legislature of Ala-
bona are damned fools. So much the
worse for the senator, for several OF those
senators will have a vote for United
States Senator winter after next and
Gen Morgan is candidate. Down in
the Chronicles mind there still fingers
that same doubt that he ever said it.
Chronicle.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20
SECTION BOSS TO BLAME.
VERDICT OF THE CORoNER,s JURY
AT CHAT6WORTH.

They Sail Undecided on the Question
OF Censuring the Railroad Company.
Testimony Before the Inquiry-Relie
Hunters to Be Arrested.
CBATswoRTH, ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-Two Urinary
facts were developed by the coroner's Jury,
which for seven long hours examined wit
ness after witness yesterday afternoon.
/ These were disobedience and obtuseness,
the primary causes Of the slaughter at the
culvert near here Thurday morning. Had
Section Foreman Timothy Coughlan obeyed
the instructions received from his superior
officer and had some of the men, one of
them in particular, who saw lights on the
railroad track for hour after hour on
Wedn esday might before the Inflated excur-
sion train came elong, exerted themselves to
the extent of a two mile ride on hand car,
the catastrophe which has Mortified the civ
ilized world would never have occurred
The inquiry took place in the public school
building. Several residents of Piper City
saw light burning on the railroad track
toward Chatsworth on the night of the acoi-
dent, but made no effort to investigate the
cause. Joseph Morris, a farmer, living half
mile south of the culvert, swore that he
saw two or three of the section men firing
the grass in proximity to the bridge just be-
fore dark on Wednesday afternoon. After
dark he saw blaze in that direction big
enough to make him think that q building
was ON fire. His testimony was corrob-
GRATED by other farmers.
The jury is in session. but there is DELAY
In making out a verdict. The jury is agreed
in fixing the immediate blame on Foreman
Coughlan, but is divided however, on the
question of censuring the company. Some
of the members think that because of hard
luck for many years it would be rather Sc
we're to censure the management, which has
been putting the road on its feet and spend
ing money to improve its condition. Others
insist on censuring the practice of running
double-headers. The jury is almost wholly
composed of farmers. The company's Off
GERS at Peoria will make up the list of the
dead and send it to the jury, and the docu-
ment cannot reach Chats worth before noon
A verdict will, of course, be delayed until
then.
Coroner Long yesterday demanded posses
sion of the gold watch found by Farmer
Broadhead in the ashes of the wreck Mr.
Broadhead refused to give it up. Last even
ing Mr.. Stevens, attorney for the road ad-
vised that a subpoena be issued, and if Mr..
Broadhead failed to give it up that he be ar
rested for larceny. Other parties who car
ried away valuable articles for relics will be
looked after
Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20
Daath of a Yenerable Frenoh Prisst.

New ORLEANS, Aug. 18.-The venerable
old French priest of ST. Martinsville, Father
Ange Marie Jan, was found dead in bed
yesterday morning. He celebrated As
sumption day and preached as usual He
retired about o'clock, and in the morning
was found corpse. The whole community
is in mourning. All the bells in town were
tolled all day, and stores were closed in re-
spect to the memory of the beloved old man.
Father Jan was born in Brittany, France,
in 1902, was ordained priest in 1925, and
came to st. Martinsville in january,
1851, where he continued to live until his
death
Huntsville gazette., 1887-08-20
JOSEPH II. RAINEY.
A Brief Sketch Of His Political
and Business Career-HiS
Valuable Service in
Congress.

From the Washington Cd. O.
Peoples Advocate.
Hon. Joseph H. RAiney, ex-mem
Der of Congress, died at his home in
Georgetown, S. G., Wednesday.
During the war he spent several
yea in the West Indies At the
close of tho war he returned to his
native State and took prominent
party in its reconstruction. He was
a member of the constitutional con-
yenlion, and was subsequently, elect